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N06603 Nickel vs. N08810 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08810 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is N08810 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.6
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0